RONALD T. LUKE, JD, PHD

Education Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government      Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy, 1975 The University of Texas at Austin, School of Law      Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1974      National Science Foundation Fellow in Economics, 1970 – 1972 Harvard University      Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 1970      Phi Beta Kappa, 1970 Licensure Dr. Luke has been licensed as an attorney in Texas since 1975. Ron Luke is a principal consultant and president of Research & Planning Consultants, LP. Ron joined RPC in 1976 and became its president and principal owner in 1979. He has consulted on projects for health care providers, managed care plans and public agencies in more than 25 states. He also serves as an expert witness in trials, administrative proceedings and legislative hearings.

Active in the health policy arena, Ron was an original member, and later chairman, of the Texas Department of Insurance's Utilization Review Advisory Committee. Governor George W. Bush appointed him as an original member of the Texas Health Care Information Council, where he had a major role in the development of the Texas hospital discharge data system. He has served as an advisor to committees of the Texas Legislature on health insurance mandates and major revisions to the Workers' Compensation Act. A former director of the Texas Business Group on Health, Ron also served on the boards of several public and non-profit organizations providing healthcare services. He currently serves on the Texas Health and Human Services Council, to which he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry, and as a Director of the Texas Association of Business. He chairs TAB’s Health Policy Committee.